WO2009047747A2 - Conteneurs en carton de taille compressible - Google Patents

Conteneurs en carton de taille compressible Download PDF

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WO2009047747A2
WO2009047747A2 PCT/IL2007/001213 IL2007001213W WO2009047747A2 WO 2009047747 A2 WO2009047747 A2 WO 2009047747A2 IL 2007001213 W IL2007001213 W IL 2007001213W WO 2009047747 A2 WO2009047747 A2 WO 2009047747A2
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container
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knife
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cardboard
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Yosef Oringer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/0005—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper of variable capacity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B1/00—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives
    • B26B1/02—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives with pivoted blade
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/1658—Elements for flattening or folding the mouth portion
    • B65D33/1675—Hinged clips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/54—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
    • B65D5/5405—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form
    • B65D5/542—Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing for opening containers formed by erecting a blank in tubular form the lines of weakness being provided in the container body
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/22—Details
    • B65D77/30—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during filling or closing of containers
    • B65D77/40—Rigid cutting or tearing devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/36—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/365—Containers, or parts thereof, simulating or being incorporated into other items, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building, dumb bells
    • B65D81/366—Containers, or parts thereof, simulating or being incorporated into other items, e.g. puppet, animal, vehicle, building, dumb bells the container closure only being provided with a three dimensional figure, e.g. chess piece, animal

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  • the present invention relates to containers for consumable content that can be reduced in size after consumption of some of the content.
  • An aspect of the invention relates to a rectangular shaped cardboard container with perforation lines around the circumference of the container at one or more positions along the height of the container.
  • the perforations are designed to form a shortened container with the same or a similar enclosure at the top as the original container, when separating the cardboard of the container along the perforation lines.
  • a user can shorten the container by separating the cardboard of the container along the perforation positions to form a decreased height container to match the level of consumption of the content of the container.
  • the top of the container is designed with four flaps, wherein two opposing flaps are cutout to interlock and seal the container to preserve its content.
  • the top of the container has a rectangular opening and the two interlocking flaps are longer than the other two flaps.
  • the top of the container has three flaps and one of the flaps is elongated so that it can be folded over to serve as a lid to seal the container.
  • the container is provided as a kit with a dull knife to aid in separation of the cardboard container along the perforation lines.
  • the knife may be made from plastic, metal or other materials.
  • the knife can be folded in half to reduce its size and protect its blade during shipping.
  • the content in the container is provided in a plastic bag to preserve its freshness and the folded knife serves as a clasp to seal the plastic bag.
  • the plastic bag is initially sealed (e.g. by heat or pressure) and the knife is used to seal it after it is opened. Alternatively, the knife may be used initially to seal the bag.
  • the knife is provided in various colors or with various designs to serve as a collectors item and/or to promote sales of the consumable content, for example in breakfast cereals the knives may come in different shapes or with different cartoon characters printed on them, so that children would be interested in forming a collection of all the characters.
  • a reducible size rectangular shaped cardboard container including: a cardboard container with four rectangular shaped walls; flaps extending from the walls downward forming a sealable bottom; flaps extending from the walls upward forming a sealable top; perforation marks around the circumference of the container at one or more positions along the height of the container; and wherein the perforation marks at a specific position define a container of reduced height with flaps that form a similar sealable top as the original container, when discarding the cardboard from above the perforation marks at a specific position.
  • the sealable top is identical to the sealable top of the original container.
  • the sealable top is identical in form to the sealable top of the original container but differs in the size of the flaps.
  • the sealable top is identical in form to the sealable top of the original container but differs in interlocking elements for sealing the top.
  • the sealable top comprises two opposing flaps that interlock to seal the top.
  • the opposing flaps include tabs and sockets to interlock together.
  • the container has perforation marks located at a single position along the height of the container.
  • the container has perforation marks located at two positions along the height of the container.
  • the container is provided as a kit with a knife to separate the container along the perforation marks.
  • the knife is foldable and can serve as a clasp to seal a bag.
  • the kit includes a bag storing a consumable content and the bag is initially sealed with the foldable knife.
  • the kit includes a bag storing a consumable content and the bag is initially sealed by the manufacturer with the foldable knife inside the bag.
  • the kit includes a bag storing a consumable content and the bag is initially sealed by the manufacturer with the foldable knife outside the bag.
  • the knife is decorated and each kit includes one decorated knife from a series of possible decorations.
  • the container is provided with advertisements on the external walls of the container below the perforation position.
  • the advertisements are repeated above the perforation position.
  • the perforation marks include marks for separating the cardboard of the container and marks for folding the cardboard of the container.
  • Fig. IA is a schematic illustration of a reducible sized cardboard container, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. IB is a schematic illustration of a blank for creating a reducible sized cardboard container, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of a blank for creating a reducible sized cardboard container with multiple reduction options, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3 A is a schematic illustration of a knife for separating a cardboard container along perforation lines, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3B is a schematic illustration of an alternative embodiment of a knife for separating a cardboard container along perforation lines, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of a cardboard container with a content provided in a plastic bag sealed using a foldable knife clasp, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. IA is a schematic illustration of a reducible sized cardboard container 100 and Fig. IB is a schematic illustration of a blank 150 for folding up to create container 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • blank 150 may be made from any type of cardboard or other flexible materials, for example corrugated cardboard, boxboard, or paperboard.
  • container 100 has rectangular shaped walls (110, 115) with flaps extending from the top (120, 125) and bottom (170, 175) of container 100.
  • blank 150 has a connection flap 140 extending from the side of blank 150 to connect one side of blank 150 with the other side to form container 100.
  • the side connection and bottom flaps (170, 175) may be connected using an adhesive, staples, fasteners or by other methods.
  • the top of container 100 includes tabs 135 and sockets 130 so that the top of container 100 may be sealed by inserting tabs 135 into sockets 130 forming an interlocking closure.
  • the top of container 100 is initially sealed with an adhesive and after being opened is resealed by interlocking tabs 135 into sockets 130.
  • perforation lines 160 can be separated to produce a container with the same form as the original container but of reduced height.
  • perforation lines 160 include fold lines, which are defined by lines wherein the cardboard of the container is weakened so that it can be readily folded but they are not intended to be separated.
  • container 100 may have one set of perforation lines, two sets of perforation lines or more.
  • the entire wall (110,115) of container 100 may contain continuous sets of perforation lines to enable reduction of the height of container 100 to almost any desired height.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of a blank 250 for creating a reducible sized cardboard container with multiple reduction options, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • Blank 250 shows two sets of perforation lines 260 and 270 with the same form as the top of the container.
  • the perforation lines may have the same form as the original top but there may exist slight variations between the different sets of perforation lines, for example having a different number of tabs or a different number of sockets to interconnect with.
  • the form of the perforation lines may be similar to the form of the top of container 100 but differ in size, for example be smaller or larger.
  • Fig. 3A is a schematic illustration of a knife 300 for separating container 100 along the perforation lines, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3B is a schematic illustration of an alternative embodiment of a knife for separating a cardboard container along perforation lines, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • container 100 is provided with a knife 300 together with the content in container 100.
  • knife 300 may be provided with a dull blade 310 that is made from plastic, metal or other materials.
  • knife 300 is provided with a blade that has jagged edges to enhance its ability to cut the cardboard of container 100.
  • knife 300 may be placed inside a bag containing the consumable product (e.g.
  • knife 300 may be attached to a wall (110, 115) inside container 100 or placed inside container 100 without being attached.
  • knife 300 may be decorated, for example with a handle 320 shaped as an animal or a cartoon character.
  • knife 300 may be provided in various colors.
  • container 100 may be marketed with a series of possible decorated knives 300, which may serve as collector items.
  • knife 300 is foldable around a hinge 315 to reduce the length required to accommodate it.
  • hinge 315 may allow rotation of the two parts of knife 300 relative to each other (e.g. as shown in Fig. 3A) or folding of the two parts relative to each other along a fold line or hinge (e.g. as shown in Fig. 3B).
  • knife 300 includes clasps 325 to keep it in the folded position.
  • one side of knife 300 may comprise a hole for clasp 325 and the other side may comprise a pin for clasp 325.
  • clasp 325 may be implemented by male and female hooks on opposite sides, which meet and lock together.
  • the consumable content is provided in a plastic bag 410 (shown in Fig. 4) that is factory sealed (e.g. using heat or pressure).
  • plastic bag 410 is placed inside container 300 and knife 300 is used to re-seal plastic bag 410 after it is initially opened.
  • knife 300 is used to initially seal plastic bag 410 when the content is filled into container 100 by the manufacturer.
  • FIG. 3 A shows knife 300 in its erect position and in a partially folded position 350 with a rotational hinge
  • Fig 3B shows knife 300 in its erect position and in a partially folded position 360 with a foldable hinge
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of container 100 with content provided in plastic bag 410 sealed using foldable knife 300, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • the container may have advertisements or information (e.g. a content list) printed on the external walls of the container.
  • the advertisements or information may be repeated along the height of the container so that they will be viewed by the user even after shortening the height of the container.
  • the advertisements or information may be positioned on the lower part of the container below the perforation positions so that they will remain during the entire life of the container.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un conteneur en carton de forme rectangulaire et de taille compressible, comprenant un conteneur en carton avec quatre parois de forme rectangulaire, des volets s'étendant à partir des parois vers le bas, formant un fond pouvant être scellé, des volets s'étendant à partir des parois vers le haut, formant un sommet pouvant être scellé, et des marques de perforation autour de la circonférence du conteneur en une ou plusieurs positions le long de la hauteur du conteneur. Dans ce conteneur, les marques de perforation en une position spécifique définissent un conteneur de hauteur réduite avec un sommet pouvant être scellé similaire à celui du conteneur original, lorsqu'on jette le carton au-dessus de la position spécifique.
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JP2014125237A (ja) * 2012-12-27 2014-07-07 Oji Holdings Corp 容量可変箱
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